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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 482d2253e0..5d399293ba 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: compatibility symbols to support old binaries. All programs should use strerror or strerror_r instead. +* Both strerror and strerror_l now share the same internal buffer in the + calling thread, meaning that the returned string pointer may be invalided + or contents might be overwritten on subsequent calls in the same thread or + if the thread is terminated. It makes strerror MT-safe. + Changes to build and runtime requirements: * powerpc64le requires GCC 7.4 or newer. This is required for supporting |